Wills: Joshua Speakman, 1801: Huntington Twp, Adams Co, PA

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WILL: JOSHUA SPEAKMAN, YOUNGEST  SON OF THOMAS SPEAKMAN AND ANN
BRINTON HARRY.  BORN 1731, (Believed to have died in December of 1801
since the inventory of his estate was filed January 5, 1802.)

Adams County, File 56

I Joshua Speakman of Huntington Township in in the County of Adams and
State of Pennsylvania, Being of Sound disposing Mind & memory, And
Considering The Mortality of my Body, Do make and Ordain this my last
Will & Testament in manner following, that is to say first, It is my
Will and so I order that all my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses shall be
first paid.  Item  I Give, Devise & Bequeath to my son, Stephen Speakman
All my present Dwelling Plantation, Tract of land & lands wheresoever
Situated, Together with All The Rights Members  Hereditments
Improvements & Appartenances there unto belonging or in Anywise
appertaining TO HAVE AND TO HOLD to him my said son Stephen, and to his
Heirs and Assigns forever he paying there out to my other Children as
follows. 

To wit to my son, Ebenezer Speakman the Sum of five Pounds Lawful money
of Pennsylvania.  To my son Thomas Speakman the Sum of five Pounds
Lawful money of Pennsylvania.  To my Daughter Hannah the Wife of Thomas
Shepton, the Sum of Twenty Pounds Lawful money of Pennsylvania, To my
Daughter Susanna the Wife of Jacob Cook the sum of Twenty Pounds Lawful
Money of Pennsylvania.  To my Daughter Joanna the Wife of Robert Squibb
the Sum of Twenty Pounds Lawful money of Pennsylvania, To my daughter
Phebe the Wife of Robert Morthland the Sum of Twenty Pounds Lawful money
of Pennsylvania  And to the Children of my Son James Speakman deceased
namnely Willis Speakman, Elizabeth Spreakman and James Speakman to Each
the sum of five shillings Lawful moneyof Pennsylvania in full for their
shares of my Estate Being as much as their Father Bequeathed to them in
his last Will.

I also give & i bequeath to my said son Stephen my Waggon, Horse
Gears(sp?  could be guns ) & all Accountraments thereunto belonging. 
And as touching the Residue of my Estate, It is my Will that the same
may be sold as soon as may be Convenient after my decease and that the
Money from thence Arising shall be Equally divided among my abovenamed
Children  TO WIT Ebenezer, Thomas, hannah, Susanna, Joanna, Phebe and
Stephen.  All which Legacies as above and before mentioned I allow for
the full shares of my aforesaid Children of  in and to my Estate: having
before considered them as Children and individually for any Extra Service
by them herebefore for me done; It is also my Will that my said son
Stephen shall not be Compelled to pay any of the aforesaid Legacies
arising from my land sonner than One Year after my decease and that the
said Legacies shall then be paid in a Yearly Rotation beginning with my
son Ebenezer then Thomas, Hannah, Susanna, Joanna, Phebe then the
Children of my said son James Speakman deceased.  Except his
Circumstances Shall Enable him to pay sooner without being oppressed he
having had the trouble and Care of me in my Old Age. (a few words too
dim to read)  

And lastly I nominate and appoint my trusty friend Allen Robbinett and
my trusty son Stephen Speakman Executors of this my last Will in trust
for the true intent and meaning in this my last Will Contained And I
hereby Revoke All former Wills heretofore by me made.  Ratifying and
Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness
whereof I the said Joshua Speakman have hereunto set my hand and Seal
this ____ day of September Ammo domini 1801

Signed, Sealed, Published			Joshua Speakman
Pronounced, & declared by			(signature)
the said Joshua Speakman
to be his Last Will & Testament
in the presence of  Elihu (?)  Underwood , Thomas McCreary